Kathy Inman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

DICKSON, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff, Kathy Inman, challenges the trial court’s denial of her motion for prejudgment interest in the amount of $3,616.44 pursuant to Indiana Code Chapter 34-51-4. Inman’s appeal raises two questions regarding the scope of the Tort Prejudgment Interest Statute (“TPIS”), Ind.Code §§ 34-51-4-1 to -9: whether the TPIS applies to an action by an insured against an insurer to recover benefits under the insured’s underinsured motorist (“UIM”) policy; and whether prejudgment interest can be awarded in excess of the policy limits set forth in an insured’s UIM policy.…